In this culture where we worship everything young and fresh, Sade reminded us during last night’s tour opener that there is no substitute for experience. Coming onstage Seattle’s Key Arena behind a ...

If you turned on your radio in the mid-1980s, chances are you were going to hear something loud and bombastic. World Cafe correspondent John Morrison says that's exactly why the smooth R&B sound of ...

There are mythical animals more frequently spotted than revered smooth R&B/jazz act Sade. That, along with the act’s wealth of slyly catchy tunes and the inimitable pipes of its lead singer Sade Adu, ...

How punk attitude and minimalist soul grooves took the smoothest operator from London’s club scene to global success The post ...

This episode of World Cafe was produced and edited by Kimberly Junod. The web story was created by Miguel Perez. Our engineer is Chris Williams. Our programming and booking coordinator is Chelsea ...